The 2026 U.S. Open purse grew to a staggering $22.5 million, proving that golf continues to be the most lucrative way to take a very long walk in expensive shoes.

Perhaps if certain CEOs focused more on their own bank accounts than on snatching hats from children at the US Open, they could eventually win a piece of the tournament's actual purse.

While the U.S. Open purse is designed to reward the world's best athletes, it somehow remains less coveted than a sweaty, ink-stained souvenir hat in the eyes of some unhinged spectators.